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EP1270368A3
EP1270368A3 EP02013342A EP02013342A EP1270368A3 EP 1270368 A3 EP1270368 A3 EP 1270368A3 EP 02013342 A EP02013342 A EP 02013342A EP 02013342 A EP02013342 A EP 02013342A EP 1270368 A3 EP1270368 A3 EP 1270368A3
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electric power
power steering
steering system
shaft
worm shaft
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EP1270368A2 (fr
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Masanori Kobayashi
Takeo Iino
Akihiko Shiina
Katsutoshi Nishimura
Ken-Ichiroh Aoto
Yoshio Itou
Masashi Uota
Shoji Shibamura
Tetsuya Murakami
Hiroyuki Shigemura
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JTEKT Corp
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Koyo Seiko Co Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H57/00—General details of gearing
    • F16H57/02—Gearboxes; Mounting gearing therein
    • F16H57/021—Shaft support structures, e.g. partition walls, bearing eyes, casing walls or covers with bearings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D5/00—Power-assisted or power-driven steering
    • B62D5/04—Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
    • B62D5/0409—Electric motor acting on the steering column
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K7/00—Arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with dynamo-electric machines, e.g. structural association with mechanical driving motors or auxiliary dynamo-electric machines
    • H02K7/08—Structural association with bearings
    • H02K7/081—Structural association with bearings specially adapted for worm gear drives
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H57/00—General details of gearing
    • F16H57/02—Gearboxes; Mounting gearing therein
    • F16H57/021—Shaft support structures, e.g. partition walls, bearing eyes, casing walls or covers with bearings
    • F16H2057/0213—Support of worm gear shafts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H57/00—General details of gearing
    • F16H57/02—Gearboxes; Mounting gearing therein
    • F16H57/021—Shaft support structures, e.g. partition walls, bearing eyes, casing walls or covers with bearings
    • F16H57/022—Adjustment of gear shafts or bearings
    • F16H2057/0221—Axial adjustment
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H55/00—Elements with teeth or friction surfaces for conveying motion; Worms, pulleys or sheaves for gearing mechanisms
    • F16H55/02—Toothed members; Worms
    • F16H55/22—Toothed members; Worms for transmissions with crossing shafts, especially worms, worm-gears
    • F16H55/24—Special devices for taking up backlash

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Power Steering Mechanism (AREA)
  • Gear Transmission (AREA)
EP02013342A 2001-06-20 2002-06-19 Direction assistée électrique Expired - Lifetime EP1270368B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

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JP2001186853 2001-06-20
JP2001186853 2001-06-20
JP2002122665A JP3988519B2 (ja) 2001-06-20 2002-04-24 電動式動力舵取装置
JP2002122665 2002-04-24

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EP1270368A2 EP1270368A2 (fr) 2003-01-02
EP1270368A3 true EP1270368A3 (fr) 2004-01-21
EP1270368B1 EP1270368B1 (fr) 2006-10-18

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EP (1) EP1270368B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP3988519B2 (fr)
DE (1) DE60215421T2 (fr)

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JP3988519B2 (ja) 2007-10-10
US6900564B2 (en) 2005-05-31
EP1270368A2 (fr) 2003-01-02
US20020195893A1 (en) 2002-12-26

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